LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026 OP-ED: The DA hammered the ANC in Emfuleni — the how and the why

Source: Daily Maverick · 2026-11-08T22:20:54.000Z · World

The most important result of the 2026 municipal elections is in Gauteng, and it’s not Johannesburg, Tshwane or Ekurhuleni. While these metros are pivotal, what happened in Emfuleni Municipality, a place of nearly a million people and the heart of the Vaal Triangle, has the potential to be utterly transformational.

This page presents the available publisher summary.